Cliff Bleszinski Accuses Epic Of Poaching Boss Key Staff

The accusation came from this tweet, where the Boss Key head wrote “Hey @epicgames, could you please stop trying to hire away my team? We just launched @Radical_Heights on #UE4 and are really happy with how it’s going.” The tweet includes a gif of actor Jensen Ackles pointing at the camera and saying “Not cool!”

Bleszkinski then followed up with another tweet, saying “There’s room at this genre for more than a few games SMH.”

It is unclear who specifically Bleszkinski is referring to in these tweets, but a literal reading of the tweets is that Epic is hiring away people working on Radical Heights, Boss Key Productions’ early access battle royale game to work on their own mega-popular battle royale title, Fortnite.

Our TakeWhether Epic is or isn’t hiring away Boss Key staff, bringing it up on public social media feels unnecessary. I am unsure if it’s a line in the sand or supposed to engender sympathy but it doesn’t really accomplish either.